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Oct 19 2016
Wednesday 12:00 p.m. EDT    

Should We Abolish Criminal Law?

Santa Clara Student Chapter

Speakers:
David D. Friedman • David L. Sloss
Topics:
Criminal Law & Procedure
Sponsors:
Santa Clara Student Chapter
  • In-Person Event
Nov 11 2010
Thursday 12:00 p.m. EDT    

Consitutional Law

Gonzaga Student Chapter

Speakers:
David D. Friedman
Topics:
Federalism & Separation of Powers
Sponsors:
Gonzaga Student Chapter
Nov 10 2010
Wednesday 12:00 p.m. EDT    

Should We Abolish the Criminal Law?

Idaho Student Chapter

Speakers:
David D. Friedman
Topics:
Criminal Law & Procedure
Sponsors:
Idaho Student Chapter
Mar 18 2009
Wednesday 12:00 p.m. EDT    

Law, Technology, and Economics: The Past & Future of Copyright

Oregon Student Chapter

Speakers:
David D. Friedman • Ryan Vacca
Topics:
Intellectual Property
Sponsors:
Oregon Student Chapter
Dec 1 2008
Monday 12:00 p.m. EDT    

Future Imperfect: Technology and the Government

Southern California Chapter

Speakers:
David D. Friedman
Topics:
Intellectual Property
Sponsors:
Southern California Student Chapter
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David D. Friedman

David D. Friedman

Professor Emeritus, Santa Clara University School of Law

Biography

David D. Friedman is an academic economist with a doctorate in physics, retired from 23 years of teaching in a law school. His first book, The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism, was published in 1973 and includes a description of how a society with property rights and without government might function. There, as elsewhere, he offers a consequentialist defense of libertarianism.

His most recent non-fiction book is Legal Systems Very Different from Ours, covering systems from Periclean Athens through modern Amish and Romany. He is also the author of three novels, one commercially published and two self-published, and, with his wife, a self-published medieval and renaissance cookbook and a larger self-published book related to their hobby of historical recreation. Most of his writing, including full text of most of his nonfiction books, and recordings of many of his talks can be found on his web page: www.daviddfriedman.com. His current work is available at https://daviddfriedman.substack.com/

His Substack posts covering a wide range of topics come out every three days; a list of past posts sorted by topic is on his web page. One current project is converting past posts on consequences of climate change into a book.

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David L. Sloss

Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Global Law and P, Santa Clara Law

Biography
Professor Sloss is a prominent expert on the domestic application of international law in U.S. courts. He is the editor of a forthcoming book, to be published by Cambridge University Press, providing a comparative analysis of treaty enforcement in domestic courts. He has published articles in several leading law journals, including Stanford Law Review, Cornell Law Review, the American Journal of International Law, the Yale Journal of International Law, the Virginia Journal of International Law and the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. Before embarking on an academic career, Professor Sloss spent nine years as a civil servant in the U.S. Government. During that time, he helped draft and negotiate several important arms control treaties and other international agreements.
Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law (1999-2008); Associate, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati (1997-1999); Law Clerk, Judge Joseph T. Sneed, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1996-97); U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1984-1993).
Hampshire College, B.A. 1981
Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, M.P.P. 1983
Stanford Law School, J.D. 1996 with Distinction
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David D. Friedman

David D. Friedman

Professor Emeritus, Santa Clara University School of Law

Biography

David D. Friedman is an academic economist with a doctorate in physics, retired from 23 years of teaching in a law school. His first book, The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism, was published in 1973 and includes a description of how a society with property rights and without government might function. There, as elsewhere, he offers a consequentialist defense of libertarianism.

His most recent non-fiction book is Legal Systems Very Different from Ours, covering systems from Periclean Athens through modern Amish and Romany. He is also the author of three novels, one commercially published and two self-published, and, with his wife, a self-published medieval and renaissance cookbook and a larger self-published book related to their hobby of historical recreation. Most of his writing, including full text of most of his nonfiction books, and recordings of many of his talks can be found on his web page: www.daviddfriedman.com. His current work is available at https://daviddfriedman.substack.com/

His Substack posts covering a wide range of topics come out every three days; a list of past posts sorted by topic is on his web page. One current project is converting past posts on consequences of climate change into a book.

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David D. Friedman

David D. Friedman

Professor Emeritus, Santa Clara University School of Law

Biography

David D. Friedman is an academic economist with a doctorate in physics, retired from 23 years of teaching in a law school. His first book, The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism, was published in 1973 and includes a description of how a society with property rights and without government might function. There, as elsewhere, he offers a consequentialist defense of libertarianism.

His most recent non-fiction book is Legal Systems Very Different from Ours, covering systems from Periclean Athens through modern Amish and Romany. He is also the author of three novels, one commercially published and two self-published, and, with his wife, a self-published medieval and renaissance cookbook and a larger self-published book related to their hobby of historical recreation. Most of his writing, including full text of most of his nonfiction books, and recordings of many of his talks can be found on his web page: www.daviddfriedman.com. His current work is available at https://daviddfriedman.substack.com/

His Substack posts covering a wide range of topics come out every three days; a list of past posts sorted by topic is on his web page. One current project is converting past posts on consequences of climate change into a book.

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David D. Friedman

David D. Friedman

Professor Emeritus, Santa Clara University School of Law

Biography

David D. Friedman is an academic economist with a doctorate in physics, retired from 23 years of teaching in a law school. His first book, The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism, was published in 1973 and includes a description of how a society with property rights and without government might function. There, as elsewhere, he offers a consequentialist defense of libertarianism.

His most recent non-fiction book is Legal Systems Very Different from Ours, covering systems from Periclean Athens through modern Amish and Romany. He is also the author of three novels, one commercially published and two self-published, and, with his wife, a self-published medieval and renaissance cookbook and a larger self-published book related to their hobby of historical recreation. Most of his writing, including full text of most of his nonfiction books, and recordings of many of his talks can be found on his web page: www.daviddfriedman.com. His current work is available at https://daviddfriedman.substack.com/

His Substack posts covering a wide range of topics come out every three days; a list of past posts sorted by topic is on his web page. One current project is converting past posts on consequences of climate change into a book.

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Ryan Vacca

University of Oregon School of Law

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David D. Friedman

David D. Friedman

Professor Emeritus, Santa Clara University School of Law

Biography

David D. Friedman is an academic economist with a doctorate in physics, retired from 23 years of teaching in a law school. His first book, The Machinery of Freedom: Guide to a Radical Capitalism, was published in 1973 and includes a description of how a society with property rights and without government might function. There, as elsewhere, he offers a consequentialist defense of libertarianism.

His most recent non-fiction book is Legal Systems Very Different from Ours, covering systems from Periclean Athens through modern Amish and Romany. He is also the author of three novels, one commercially published and two self-published, and, with his wife, a self-published medieval and renaissance cookbook and a larger self-published book related to their hobby of historical recreation. Most of his writing, including full text of most of his nonfiction books, and recordings of many of his talks can be found on his web page: www.daviddfriedman.com. His current work is available at https://daviddfriedman.substack.com/

His Substack posts covering a wide range of topics come out every three days; a list of past posts sorted by topic is on his web page. One current project is converting past posts on consequences of climate change into a book.

Read more...
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